Rotating a matchstick, precariously balanced on the rim of a coin, standing on its edge under a cup sounds like an impossible and slightly pointless challenge. Pointless? Perhaps. Impossible? Nope. 1.

A mathematical brain teaser challenges people to solve the matchstick equation in just two moves. The puzzle uses matchsticks to create an equation that shows 3 + 3 = 8 and instructs viewers to make ...

A matchstick lit aboard in Tiangong station (Image: Space.com) Chinese astronauts stationed in Tiangong space station, did some experiment on lighting a matchstick in space. Astronauts noticed a ...

Have you imagined why a matchstick head is ignited only when it strikes the sidewall of a matchbox? Actually the matchstick has an oxidizing agent, which thus gets ignited when struck to a combustible ...